Discussion
Which of the following statements follows logically from the statement “India will talk, only if the terrorists are handed over” ?
Answer: D
The statement that follows is India will talk implies the terrorists are handed over.
‘P only if Q’ means that P cannot happen without Q, that is, if P then Q. Here P is 'India will talk' and Q is 'the terrorists are handed over', so talking implies the hand-over has happened.
- 'The terrorists are handed over, hence India will talk' reverses the condition (Q, so P), which 'only if' does not promise.
- 'India will not talk implies that the terrorists have not been handed over' (not P, so not Q) is equivalent to that same reversal.
- 'India will talk though the terrorists are not handed over' directly contradicts the statement.
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